Eh?!
Li Su paused mid-bite as he ate the demon beast flesh, then raised his head, a strange glint in his eyes.
He had anticipated that the righteous and demonic paths would not simply stand by and watch. They would soon make their move.
After all, the demon beasts within Heavenly Moon Grotto had no barrier preventing them from advancing in rank.
In fact, the demon beast with the strongest aura on Eight-Thousand-Foot Mountain could no longer be considered Foundation Establishment level. It was far stronger than those from the days of Ten-Mile Still Lake.
And this strength was not one of raw power, but of the level of its life itself.
In other words, it was already, in truth, a Golden Core demon beast. That was deeply alarming.
Honestly, if it were merely a Foundation Establishment demon beast, then even if it intercepted all the great medicines of Eight-Thousand-Foot Mountain, it would not matter much. Its transformation alone would likely consume an enormous amount of precious medicine.
Thus, even if it could break through, it would not truly pose much of a threat.
Leaving Li Su himself aside—he could simply avoid it if necessary—the prodigies of the righteous and demonic paths truly had nothing to fear. Even against a Golden Core demon beast, they likely had a chance of slaying it.
But one that appeared already at the Golden Core level was another matter entirely.
The great medicines it swallowed would rapidly transform into its blood essence and strength. As time passed, this demon beast would only grow stronger, gradually surpassing the initial Golden Core stage.
For geniuses, fighting above one's realm was no difficult feat. But when facing an early Golden Core opponent at the middle stage, or even the late stage, the odds of victory would widen